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scoot

[skoot] / skut /


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Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Right then, time for a scoot round the grounds.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

Before the chair, Jack said her son was able to scoot on the floor to get where he needed to go but the chair offers a whole new level of independence.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

At one point I had to use the heel of my hands to scoot down the loose rock and dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

Good thing is, I see Moonie scoot away.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

One takes for granted the way the story works—meet cute, dispute, somebody scoots, they troubleshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I have a 3-year-old beagle, and every once in a while he scoots around on his butt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Andre Esterhuizen scoots down the lefthand touchline, just staying in play, and then delays his pass just enough for Will Porter to hare over the whitewash.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024

Under the hood of the Passport is a 280-horsepower V6 that scoots you through traffic and makes easy work of highway merges.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

James scoots out of our way and wails for Reverend Hunt.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

“All of us families, we’re being scooted out.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Flanker Karen Paquin scooted in late on to take Canada past the winning margin England had amassed against Australia in Brighton last weekend.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025

LeBron James scooted up the left side of the court, and the Lakers triggered the break with an outlet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Moss moved to her side and she scooted out of the way so that he had the microphone.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Plus, there are other signs that investors are excited—and aren’t scooting away from riskier assets like options and chip stocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

The latter tension was explored in a Netflix documentary—Alcaraz scooting off to Ibiza after winning the 2024 French Open instead of grinding for Wimbledon grass as his coach hoped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

And the gargantuan creatures are never shown scooting.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024

“Hold on, you’ve got something in your hair,” he said, scooting his bike a little closer.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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